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Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:06 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
Saw a scamera van on my home from work, I was doing 37ish in a 30, guess this will be speeding conviction number 7, my only excuse is that it was downhill.
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:08 pm
by KungFooBob
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:06 pm
Saw a scamera van on my home from work, I was doing 37ish in a 30, guess this will be speeding conviction number 7, my only excuse is that it was downhill.
If you have no self control, what you want is a half modern car with adaptive cruise control.
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:21 pm
by weeksy
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:06 pm
Saw a scamera van on my home from work, I was doing 37ish in a 30, guess this will be speeding conviction number 7, my only excuse is that it was downhill.
Over how long?
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:25 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:21 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:06 pm
Saw a scamera van on my home from work, I was doing 37ish in a 30, guess this will be speeding conviction number 7, my only excuse is that it was downhill.
Over how long?
I honestly don't know, but I think it was for about the same distance that I got a speed awareness course for
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:26 pm
by KungFooBob
I think he means the period over which you have committed seven offences. Probably concerned about 'totting up'?
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:27 pm
by weeksy
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:25 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:21 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:06 pm
Saw a scamera van on my home from work, I was doing 37ish in a 30, guess this will be speeding conviction number 7, my only excuse is that it was downhill.
Over how long?
I honestly don't know, but I think it was for about the same distance that I got a speed awareness course for
OK, over how many years have you had 7 convictions?
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:39 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:27 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:25 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:21 pm
Over how long?
I honestly don't know, but I think it was for about the same distance that I got a speed awareness course for
OK, over how many years have you had 7 convictions?
Sorry, I misunderstood, 31 years, 1985 46 in a 30, 1986 50ish in a 30, 1987 85ish in a 70, 1988 82 in a 70 (got banned for 3 months) 1989 I took a year off being caught, 1990 105 in a 70 (didn't get banned), 35 year gap, 2025 35 in a 30, today 37ish in a 30
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:42 pm
by Silly Car
Poor obs!
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:42 pm
by weeksy
Thats not exactly terrible then.
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:46 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:42 pm
Thats not exactly terrible then.
No, it'll be a £100 fine and 3 points.
I'm more bothered that it's come so quick after the last one, about 8 months, I'm going to have to be careful
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:51 pm
by KungFooBob
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:46 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:42 pm
Thats not exactly terrible then.
No, it'll be a £100 fine and 3 points.
I'm more bothered that it's come so quick after the last one, about 8 months, I'm going to have to be careful
Have you considered sticking to the speed limits?
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:00 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:51 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:46 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:42 pm
Thats not exactly terrible then.
No, it'll be a £100 fine and 3 points.
I'm more bothered that it's come so quick after the last one, about 8 months, I'm going to have to be careful
Have you considered sticking to the speed limits?
Now that's just silly talk
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:07 pm
by KungFooBob
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:00 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:51 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:46 pm
No, it'll be a £100 fine and 3 points.
I'm more bothered that it's come so quick after the last one, about 8 months, I'm going to have to be careful
Have you considered sticking to the speed limits?
Now that's just silly talk
On the bike I stick to 30 and 40 limits rigorously, everything else is fair game and if I'm caught I'm not bending over to pick up the soap.
In the car, I stick to the limits religiously. It's such an easy thing to do in a modern car, they bong and flash if you go a single mph over the limit.
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:07 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
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Happened about here, which is near Twisted Oaks MTB Park, camera van was a bit past where the drive to the cottages joins the road
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:08 pm
by Skub
I bagged 3 points in 2023 and they reamed me for car insurance. Oddly no change to the bike premiums.
It's a racket.
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:09 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:07 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:00 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:51 pm
Have you considered sticking to the speed limits?
Now that's just silly talk
On the bike I stick to 30 and 40 limits rigorously, everything else is fair game and if I'm caught I'm not bending over to pick up the soap.
In the car, I stick to the limits religiously. It's such an easy thing to do in a modern car, they bong and flash if you go a single mph over the limit.
My car is 18 years old, there's no bongs or flashes.
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:38 pm
by Felix
Mid 90's would have been my last of two speeding tickets. I am no angel i just must have better observation than you.
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:56 pm
by Horse
Felix wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:38 pm
Mid 90's would have been my last of two speeding tickets. I am no angel i just must have better observation than you.
If it's a van, by the time you recognise them, they've probably got you. Around here they'll typically park after a bend and have the equipment focused for long-distance views.
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2026 7:05 am
by Yambo
Speeding fines are the opposite of tax evasion.
Re: Here we go again
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2026 7:05 am
by weeksy
Horse wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:56 pm
Felix wrote: Tue Jun 02, 2026 10:38 pm
Mid 90's would have been my last of two speeding tickets. I am no angel i just must have better observation than you.
If it's a van, by the time you recognise them, they've probably got you.
Only if you're going over the speed limit.